1976 Agfa Colour Cup – Singles

Singles
1976 Agfa Colour Cup
Champion Björn Borg
Runner-up Manuel Orantes
Score6–2, 6–2, 6–0
Draw48
Seeds4

The 1976 Agfa Colour Cup – Singles was an event of the 1976 Agfa Colour Cup tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, West Germany, between 26 May and 4 June 1976. The draw comprised 48 players and 4 of them were seeded. Fourth-seeded Jaime Fillol was the defending Agfa Colour Cup singles champion but lost in the semifinals to Manuel Orantes. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title after a win in the final against second-seeded Orantes, 6–2, 6–2, 6–0.[1][2]

Seeds

1.   Björn Borg (champion)
2.   Manuel Orantes (final)
3.  (withdrew)
4.   Jaime Fillol (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
1 Björn Borg 6 6
Byron Bertram 4 4
1 Björn Borg 6 6
José Higueras 1 3
  José Higueras 6 7
  Dick Crealy 3 6
1 Björn Borg 6 6 6
2 Manuel Orantes 2 2 0
Wojciech Fibak 4 5
4 Jaime Fillol 6 7
4 Jaime Fillol 6 4
2 Manuel Orantes 7 6
Kjell Johansson 2 3
2 Manuel Orantes 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 Björn Borg 6 6
Q Pavel Huťka 4 6 6 Q Pavel Huťka 3 4
LL Bernard Mignot 6 4 4 1 Björn Borg 6 6
Antonio Munoz 4 2
Q Vladimír Zedník 7 4 6
Colin Dibley 4 2 Antonio Munoz 6 6 7
Antonio Munoz 6 6 1 Björn Borg 6 6
Byron Bertram 4 4
Juan Gisbert Sr. 7 6
Sashi Menon 2 6 6 Sashi Menon 6 2
LL John James 6 3 3 Juan Gisbert Sr. 0 6 3
Byron Bertram 6 3 6
Byron Bertram 6 6
Attila Korpás 3 3 Gerald Battrick 1 4
Gerald Battrick 6 6

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
LL Ove Bengtson 3 1
František Pála 6 6 František Pála 6 6
Mike Cahill 2 2
František Pála 4 4
José Higueras 6 6
Q Szabolcs Baranyi 2 5
Raymond Moore 7 3 0 José Higueras 6 7
José Higueras 6 6 6 José Higueras 6 7
Patrick Proisy 6 6 Dick Crealy 3 6
Ulrich Marten 3 3 Patrick Proisy 6 6 6
Q Klaus Eberhard 2 7 2
Patrick Proisy 3 6 0
Dick Crealy 6 3 6 Dick Crealy 6 3 6
Bob Carmichael 2 6 3 Dick Crealy 4 7 6
Anand Amritraj 6 5 4

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Pat Cramer 5 1
Jean-François Caujolle 7 6 Jean-François Caujolle 3 6 3
Barry Phillips-Moore 6 1 6
Barry Phillips-Moore 1 1
LL Rolf Norberg 6 6 Wojciech Fibak 6 6
Hans Kary 2 1 LL Rolf Norberg 1 3
Wojciech Fibak 6 6
Wojciech Fibak 4 5
4 Jaime Fillol 6 7
Q Róbert Machán 4 4
Ulrich Pinner 6 6 Ulrich Pinner 6 6
Q Birger Andersson 3 3 Ulrich Pinner 6 3
Balázs Taróczy 6 4 4 Jaime Fillol 7 6
Jiří Hřebec 7 6 Jiří Hřebec 2 1
4 Jaime Fillol 6 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Rolf Gehring 1 4
Kjell Johansson 7 6 Kjell Johansson 6 6
Nikola Špear 6 4 Kjell Johansson 7 6
Jairo Velasco Sr. 6 2
Jairo Velasco Sr. 3 6 6
Ismail El Shafei 6 7 Ismail El Shafei 6 4 3
Iván Molina 4 5 Kjell Johansson 2 3
2 Manuel Orantes 6 6
John Andrews 3 3
Werner Zirngibl 3 6 6 Werner Zirngibl 6 6
LL Jan-Eric Palm 6 2 2 Werner Zirngibl 0 1
Brian Fairlie 7 6 2 Manuel Orantes 6 6
John Yuill 6 3 Brian Fairlie 1 2
2 Manuel Orantes 6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1977). World of Tennis 1977 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Janes. p. 116. ISBN 9780354090117.
  2. ^ "1976 Düsseldorf – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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